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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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